Marcia Gagliardi

Opening this Friday May 13th in the former Chez Papa Resto in Mint Plaza is SUSHI HASHIRI, a high-end kaiseki and sushi restaurant. The owners—Kaoru Hayashi, Ryuichi Terayama, and Yasuyuki Rokuyata—have the original Hashiri in Daikanyama, Tokyo, and for SF, they’ve brought on executive chef Takashi Saito,…

Like a phoenix rising from TBD’s kitchen fire, FÉNIX has opened in its place from the Mercer Restaurant Group (AQ). The new concept is a sit-down Mexican-inspired restaurant (read: not a taqueria) from chef Mark Liberman and owner Matt Semmelhack. Like we mentioned before, diners will choose some large…

There are many, many fans of the insanely good cheeseburger at ~CAUSWELLS~, which led to owner Alvin Garcia and chef-partner Adam Rosenblum’s pop-up, Burger SF, at Cease & Desist in the Mission, and currently in the original Marlowe location. And now their permanent brick-and-mortar location and burger concept is…

Almost exactly a year ago, we mentioned a new café that would open in the Outer Richmond called ORSON’S BELLY. Cinephile Cem Salur hoped to open last year in time for Outside Lands, and thanks to the insane levels of bureaucracy one has to navigate to open a business…

And…it’s back. Woof! Lauren Kiino of SoMa’s RED DOG has reopened the restaurant after a temporary closure. The ownership team is now partnering with the group behind Oola and Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant—things will remain the same at Red Dog, though now they’ll have…

There has been word of a project brewing in the Castro called FINN TOWN, and now it has been revealed the project is from Ryan Scott and business partner Rick Hamer, who will be opening the “tavern with a twist” in early fall. There will be two full bars with…

Consider this a quick-fire round of cool events and happenings. If something catches your eye, be sure to click through for more details. Tonight (May 10th) at 5pm PST, La Cocina’s amazing auction is ending. You won’t believe the dinners and experiences you can bid on, like Melissa…

Good news for cheese fanatics (i.e. most of us): SF’s Mission Cheese was originally going to be opening a second project MAKER’S COMMON in SF, but now it’s going to be on University in Berkeley. It’s going to be a larger project, with a sit-down…